Many of you continue to ask "how can we help" children in Jamaica, the country you have come to love! Dr. Miller, a Pediatric Nephrologist in Jamaica sent us an email regarding a little boy with determination & fight to live!

David is six years old and has been on dialysis since he was three years old. He is the youngest child on hemodialysis and receives treatment three times a week. His child-size dialysis supplies have to be specially imported to Jamaica. By mid-December 2013, his supplies will be completely exhausted and without them he will not survive.

(The Issa Trust Foundation was established in 2005 by Couples Resorts as a nonprofit organization)
Thank you!

November 29th, 2013, 02:54 PM

lotsastuff4u

Being a kidney donor I posted this on facebook. Anyone else with a facebook account should.

November 29th, 2013, 07:01 PM

mntruck

Diane, I have no access to the supplies needed for this little boy but I would be very willing to make a cash donation for some to be purchased. Thanks for your work there and I hope he gets what he needs.

November 30th, 2013, 10:07 AM

calgontakemeaway

Posted on FB as well. I have a friend who works at CHOP, and has worked with the Issa Trust Foundation before. Hopefully they can help this child.

November 30th, 2013, 05:52 PM

lotsastuff4u

What does F4 dialyzers, pediatric lines and fistula needles cost? It's not like we can find them at Wal-Mart. How can we donate to this cause? I posted it on every dialysis and kidney transplant site I could find on facebook. I hope other are doing the same. To bad there isn't a Hospital like St Jude for children dialysis.

December 4th, 2013, 12:59 AM

Driverlady

I have posted on Facebook in hopes that friends in the medical profession will know where to get these supplies.

December 7th, 2013, 04:20 PM

Dianepollard

Thank you so much for sharing on social media! Bless You!

December 7th, 2013, 04:21 PM

Dianepollard

Thank you so much for your donation, and if you are on facebook or any social media, please share.

Driverlady, thank YOU so much! Social Media is a wonderful way to get the word out. If you receive any responses and they want to get more information, please let me know. They can donate by going to our website at Issa Trust Foundation, select Donate. Thank YOU!
Diane

December 7th, 2013, 04:25 PM

Dianepollard

calgontakemeaway, Thank YOU so much!!!

December 19th, 2013, 08:58 PM

lotsastuff4u

Anyone have a update a David?

January 26th, 2014, 02:28 PM

Dianepollard

Follow up on David

Quote:

Originally Posted by lotsastuff4u

Anyone have a update a David?

Thanks to so many, David has received enough donations to last thru March of 2014. If you or anyone you know, would like to partner with the Issa Trust Foundation to help children with Kidney Disease, please email Diane at issatrustfoundation@yahoo.com.